The Man Who Dresses the NBA Will Now Be Dressing You

Chances are you have already seen a Waraire Boswell creation. You may not know the LA-based bespoke suitmaker by name (yet), but you definitely know his work. Remember last July at the 2013 ESPYs when LeBron James took the stage to accept his award for Best Male Athlete in that killer red shawl collar tuxedo? That, friends, was the work of Boswell. Or the headline-making canary-yellow jacket Dwayne Wade wore on The Late Show with David Letterman (a subtle nod to the colors of Letterman's hometown Indiana Pacers)? Boswell. The list goes on.

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Now the man behind some of the NBA's most elite players' looks is bringing his sartorial savviness to the masses with a ready-to-wear line aptly called Boswell. The inaugural collection, which debuted last month at the Project tradeshow in Las Vegas, is a design collaboration between Boswell and Jace Lipstein, founder of Grungy Gentleman. Lipstein, a longtime supporter of Boswell's custom efforts, wanted to help bring Boswell's 6'2"-and-taller tailoring expertise to men of more average height.

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Together they created a 16-piece monochromatic capsule collection (inspired by the diverse metropolis of Los Angeles — the birthplace of the Boswell brand — that includes a single-button notched lapel cotton blazer ($330), a chino-style sweat pant ($250), a cotton henley ($120), and a poplin button-up with elbow pad detailing ($220). All four pieces will be available in four colors (white, black, grey, and French blue) at the beginning of April at both grungygentleman.com and waraireboswell.com. The man counts Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, and Tyson Chandler as regular clients. Why not you, too?